Phil Fondacaro

Phil Fondacaro

Born: November 8, 1958
in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Phil Fondacaro (born November 8, 1958) is an American actor. A dwarf actor at 3 feet 6 inches (1.07 m), Fondacaro began acting in 1981, with the film Under the Rainbow.

Fondacaro appeared in 1983's Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, the third Star Wars film, as an Ewok, the only one to have a death scene. In 1986, he portrayed the invisible friend of a young Michael Gerber in the Disney Sunday Movie Fuzz Bucket, and also appeared in the fantasy film Troll. In 1987, he portrayed "Sir Nigel Pennyweight" in the cult horror film Ghoulies II. His performance is frequently praised, and he has been called the best actor in the film. In the same year, he appeared as "Greaser Greg" in The Garbage Pail Kids Movie, a theatrical adaptation of the popular trading cards. In 1988's Willow, he appeared alongside Warwick Davis, one of his Jedi co-stars, who, thanks in large part to his Willow role, became one of the most famous dwarf actors in the film industry.

Other prominent roles of Fondacaro's include "Hooded dwarf" in Phantasm II, Cousin Itt in Addams Family Reunion, and a dramatic turn as a dwarf with an average-sized son in "A Clown's Prayer", an episode of Touched by an Angel. He also played a dwarf with an average-sized daughter in the CSI episode, "A Little Murder". He also had a recurring role on Sabrina, the Teenage Witch as "Roland".

Fondacaro is married to Elena Bertagnolli, manager of another famous dwarf actor, Verne Troyer, and is represented by his wife's company, Fonolli Management. Fondacaro's brother Sal is also an actor, having appeared in Under the Rainbow, Return of the Jedi, and Invaders from Mars, all with his brother.

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Movies for Phil Fondacaro...

DevilDolls
Title: DevilDolls
Character: Ray Vernon (segment: Dangerous Toys
Released: March 12, 2012
Type: Movie
A true trilogy of terror! Welcome to the haunted dollhouse where 3 devilish tales of twisted horror take place. From a re-animated rag doll that seeks revenge to a child's doll graveyard where angry playthings come back to life - enter the world of Devil Dolls! Re-edited versions of: Demonic Toys / Dangerous Worry Dolls / Skullheads
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Immortally Yours
Title: Immortally Yours
Character: Michael Bates
Released: January 6, 2009
Type: Movie
A coven of Sexy, modern Day vampires ravage the American Midwest with the thirst for blood, while a romantic twist puts the vampires at odds among themselves and with the murderous Illuminati that seek to gain their immortality.
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Evil Bong
Title: Evil Bong
Character: Club Patron
Released: October 31, 2006
Type: Movie
Straight-laced nerd Alistair moves into a college dorm with hardcore marijuana users, who order an old giant bong that proves to have strange magical powers, which sends people to a bizarre drugged-out alternate realm from which there is no easy escape.
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Once Upon a Halloween
Title: Once Upon a Halloween
Character: Creeper
Released: September 26, 2005
Type: Movie
On the night before Halloween, the Evil Queen from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs plans to conquer Halloween, and asks her cauldron to show you several villains, to which one of them helps her in her plan, such as Peg Leg Pete from Mickey & Co., Ursula from The Little Mermaid, Captain Hook from Peter Pan, Yzma from The Emperor's New Groove, Professor Ratigan from The Great Mouse Detective, Alameda Slim from Home on the Range, and Judge Frollo from The Hunchback of Notre Dame The cauldron also explains its origins and The Horned King, both from The Black Cauldron.
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Decadent Evil
Title: Decadent Evil
Character: Ivan
Released: June 25, 2005
Type: Movie
A fallen foot tall Homunculus called Marvin (a part human/part reptile creature) is imprisoned in a birdcage by a vengeful lover who is bidding to become the world's most powerful vampire.
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Land of the Dead
Title: Land of the Dead
Character: Chihuahua
Released: June 18, 2005
Type: Movie
The world is full of zombies and the survivors have barricaded themselves inside a walled city to keep out the living dead. As the wealthy hide out in skyscrapers and chaos rules the streets, the rest of the survivors must find a way to stop the evolving zombies from breaking into the city.
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The Polar Express
Title: The Polar Express
Character: Elf
Released: November 10, 2004
Type: Movie
When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe.
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Title: 10-8: Officers on Duty
Released: September 28, 2003
Type: TV
10-8: Officers on Duty is an American police drama television series. The series aired on ABC from September 28, 2003 to January 11, 2004. The title is in reference to the ten-code for "officer in service and available for calls."
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The Theory of the Leisure Class
Title: The Theory of the Leisure Class
Character: Millionaire
Released: July 6, 2001
Type: Movie
A group of kids on a field trip shockingly discover the bodies of missing children. Their alarming discovery leads to a small western town where the mystery of the slain children's disappearance has created an environment of suspicion and distrust. A curious reporter from the city arrives in town and bribes a bar owner to divulge everything she knows. Gradually, the pieces of this disturbing puzzle; deception, adultery and secret bonds, start falling into place. They hold the key to the mystery of the murdered children.
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Title: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Character: Kevin Marcus
Released: October 6, 2000
Type: TV
A Las Vegas team of forensic investigators are trained to solve criminal cases by scouring the crime scene, collecting irrefutable evidence and finding the missing pieces that solve the mystery.
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Bit Players
Title: Bit Players
Character: Gus Wolfson
Released: August 15, 2000
Type: Movie
The story of two men who played Oompa Loompas in the original Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory movie.
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Sideshow
Title: Sideshow
Character: Abbot Graves
Released: July 11, 2000
Type: Movie
While visiting a traveling carnival full of human freaks, high school students nearly join as permanent members.
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Blood Dolls
Title: Blood Dolls
Character: Hylas
Released: August 31, 1999
Type: Movie
Virgil, an eccentric freak billionaire, spends his days being a "biological inventor." The "blood dolls," his newest creation, aid him in getting revenge on those who betrayed him.
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Addams Family Reunion
Title: Addams Family Reunion
Character: Cousin Itt
Released: December 24, 1998
Type: Movie
The Addams Family goes on a search for their relatives. Gomez and Morticia are horrified to discover that Grandpa and Grandma Addams have a disease that is slowly turning them "normal". The only chance they have of a cure is to find a family member hoping that they know a home remedy.
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Title: Hercules
Character: Additional Voices (voice)
Released: August 31, 1998
Type: TV
Follow Herc's many labors during the years he spent training on how to be a hero under the tutelage of satyr Phil. Many of the Olympian Gods and Goddesses pay visit to the young hero-to-be and help or hinder him in his new adventures.
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The Elevator
Title: The Elevator
Character: Dwarf Rabbi
Released: April 1, 1998
Type: Movie
Things are going swimmingly for the film producer Roy Tilden, his last film is a success and he will soon receive an award for it. But his perfect day changed quickly when he takes an elevator with a keen writer. Directly after the door is closed, the emergency stop button is pressed and he is caught with a bunch of mildly different people.
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Sweet Jane
Title: Sweet Jane
Character: Bob
Released: February 1, 1998
Type: Movie
Jane, an HIV-positive heroin addict, meets Tony, a young AIDS victim with no family, and the two form a bond.
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The Creeps
Title: The Creeps
Character: Dracula
Released: December 16, 1997
Type: Movie
Mad scientist brings Dracula, the Wolfman, the Mummy, and Frankenstein's Monster to life... but there's a problem and they end up three feet tall.
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Title: Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Character: Roland
Released: September 27, 1996
Type: TV
On her sixteenth birthday, Sabrina Spellman discovers she has magical powers. She lives with her 600-year-old aunts Hilda and Zelda as well as talking cat Salem in the fictional town of Westbridge, Massachusetts.
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Title: The Pretender
Character: Doorman
Released: September 19, 1996
Type: TV
Raised in a secret facility built for experimenting on children, Jarod is a genius who can master any profession and become anyone he has to be. When he realizes as an adult that he's actually a prisoner and his captors are not as benevolent as he's been told, he breaks out. While trying to find his real identity, Jarod helps those he encounters and tries to avoid the woman sent to retrieve him.
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Bordello of Blood
Title: Bordello of Blood
Character: Vincent Prather
Released: August 16, 1996
Type: Movie
Private eye Rafe Guttman is hired by repressed, born-again Katherine to find her missing bad-boy brother. The trail leads him to a whorehouse run by a thousand-year-old vampire and secretly backed by Katherine's boss, televangelist Jimmy Current.
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Hellraiser: Bloodline
Title: Hellraiser: Bloodline
Character: Surgeon - The Jester (uncredited)
Released: March 8, 1996
Type: Movie
Three generations of the same family deal with the consequences of unleashing the forces of hell.
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Nature of the Beast
Title: Nature of the Beast
Character: Harliss
Released: October 23, 1995
Type: Movie
Two men, both hiding a deadly secret, are on a murderous rampage through the desert.
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Title: Sliders
Character: Bounty Hunter
Released: March 22, 1995
Type: TV
In his basement in San Francisco, boy-genius Quinn Mallory unlocks the doorway to an infinite number of Earths. During a test run, Quinn invites co-worker Wade Welles and his teacher Professor Maximillian Arturo to see his new invention. But an increase in power and an early departure leave all three, plus a washed-up soul singer named Rembrandt "Crying Man" Brown, lost in a parallel world. Now they must "slide" from world to world, not only adapting to their changing surroundings, but also trying to get back to their world. Will they ever make it home?
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Title: Sliders
Character: Mac
Released: March 22, 1995
Type: TV
In his basement in San Francisco, boy-genius Quinn Mallory unlocks the doorway to an infinite number of Earths. During a test run, Quinn invites co-worker Wade Welles and his teacher Professor Maximillian Arturo to see his new invention. But an increase in power and an early departure leave all three, plus a washed-up soul singer named Rembrandt "Crying Man" Brown, lost in a parallel world. Now they must "slide" from world to world, not only adapting to their changing surroundings, but also trying to get back to their world. Will they ever make it home?
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Title: Touched by an Angel
Character: Leroy Tucker
Released: September 21, 1994
Type: TV
Monica, an angel, is tasked with bringing guidance and messages from God to various people who are at a crossroads in their lives.
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Double, Double, Toil and Trouble
Title: Double, Double, Toil and Trouble
Character: Oscar
Released: October 30, 1993
Type: Movie
On Halloween night, two precocious little girls try to save their parents from their nasty old capitalist aunt's greedy clutches. Magic abounds and they meet mysterious new friends along the way.
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Dollman vs. Demonic Toys
Title: Dollman vs. Demonic Toys
Character: Ray Vernon
Released: October 13, 1993
Type: Movie
The Demonic Toys are back, so policewoman Judith Grey seeks the help of 12 inch tall Dollman and his 12 inch tall girlfriend, Nurse Ginger. The Toys hole up in an evil deserted toy factory and it's up to Dollman to keep the Toys from summoning the powers of darkness to the Earth.
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Title: Renegade
Released: September 19, 1992
Type: TV
Framed for murder, Detective Reno Raines becomes a fugitive bounty hunter who fights crime while trying to clear his name. His troubles began after he testified about police corruption, leading Lt. Donald Dixon to set him up.
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Brotherhood of the Gun
Title: Brotherhood of the Gun
Character: Antonio
Released: October 4, 1991
Type: Movie
After the Civil War, rebel sharpshooter Zack Hollister joins Weir's outlaw gang. After a successful train robbery, he and his brother end up in a gunfight with Weir and his men. He escapes with a wound in his right arm, but his brother is killed. Recuperating he has to learn to shoot left-handed as he plans to avenge his brother's death.
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The Doors
Title: The Doors
Character: Man at Birthday Party
Released: March 1, 1991
Type: Movie
The story of the famous and influential 1960s rock band and its lead singer and composer, Jim Morrison.
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Meridian
Title: Meridian
Character: Dwarf
Released: November 10, 1990
Type: Movie
After her father’s death, Catherine returns to her family’s gothic castle in Italy and gets caught in the web of a mysterious love triangle.
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Night Angel
Title: Night Angel
Character: Sammael
Released: June 2, 1990
Type: Movie
A legendary she-demon, in the updated guise of a beautiful model, infiltrates the offices of a successful fashion magazine with the aim of corrupting the world via mass media.
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Nerds of a Feather
Title: Nerds of a Feather
Character: Little Army of Little Russian Soldiers
Released: December 31, 1989
Type: Movie
Filled with the fast-paced thrills of a 007 epic and the suave sophistication of a Pee Wee Herman adventure, this film takes the sacred, great all-American Nerd and puts him where he belongs - on a top secret spy mission.
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Monster High
Title: Monster High
Character: Stinksucker
Released: December 20, 1989
Type: Movie
Two high school goofs steal an explosive device from another world that has been hidden on earth, and an alien named Mr. Armageddon is sent to retrieve it from them.
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Title: Tales from the Crypt
Character: Emmet
Released: June 10, 1989
Type: TV
Cadaverous scream legend the Crypt Keeper is your macabre host for these forays of fright and fun based on the classic E.C. Comics tales from back in the day. So shamble up to the bar and pick your poison. Will it be an insane Santa on a personal slay ride? Honeymooners out to fulfill the "til death do we part" vow ASAP?
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Title: Quantum Leap
Character: Big Moe
Released: March 26, 1989
Type: TV
Theorizing that one could time travel within his own lifetime, Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator and vanished... He woke to find himself trapped in the past, facing mirror images that were not his own and driven by an unknown force to change history for the better. His only guide on this journey is Al, an observer from his own time, who appears in the form of a hologram that only Sam can see and hear. And so Dr. Beckett finds himself leaping from life to life, striving to put right what once went wrong and hoping each time that his next leap will be the leap home.
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I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
Title: I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
Character: Evans Brother (uncredited)
Released: November 10, 1988
Type: Movie
Jack Spade returns from the army in his old ghetto neighbourhood when his brother, June Bug, dies. Jack declares war on Mr. Big, powerful local crimelord. His army is led by John Slade, his childhood idol who used to fight bad guys in the 70s.
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Memories of Me
Title: Memories of Me
Character: Horace Bosco
Released: September 28, 1988
Type: Movie
After a heart attack, Abbie Polin (Crystal), a New York doctor, goes to Los Angeles to see his father, Abe (King), who works in Hollywood as the "king of the extras." Their relationship has been strained for several years. This was the first movie directed by Henry Winkler, and much of it was filmed inside the MGM Studios in Culver City, California, only a few miles from Hollywood. Lisa, the romantic interest in Abbie's life, also comes for a visit and bonds with Abe, who gets along famously with everyone but his son. Abe begins having memory loss and eventually is diagnosed with a brain aneurysm. He and his son grow closer in time and, before it's too late, Abbie tries to get Abe a speaking role in a film.
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Phantasm II
Title: Phantasm II
Character: Hooded Dwarf (uncredited)
Released: July 8, 1988
Type: Movie
Mike, after his release from a psychiatric hospital, teams up with his old pal Reggie to hunt down the Tall Man, who is at it again. A mysterious, beautiful girl has also become part of Mike's dreams, and they must find her before the Tall Man does.
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Willow
Title: Willow
Character: Vohnkar
Released: May 20, 1988
Type: Movie
The evil Queen Bavmorda hunts the newborn princess Elora Danan, a child prophesied to bring about her downfall. When the royal infant is found by Willow, a timid farmer and aspiring sorcerer, he's entrusted with delivering her from evil.
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The Yattering And Jack
Title: The Yattering And Jack
Character: The Yattering
Released: November 8, 1987
Type: Movie
A three-foot tall demon is sent to corrupt a virtuous, happy go-lucky salesman named Jack Polo during Christmas, but if he touches him then he falls under the man's control.
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Title: thirtysomething
Released: September 29, 1987
Type: TV
Thirtysomething is an American television drama about a group of baby boomers in their late thirties. It was created by Marshall Herskovitz and Edward Zwick for MGM/UA Television Group and The Bedford Falls Company, and aired on ABC. It premiered in the U.S. on September 29, 1987. It lasted four seasons, with the last of its 85 episodes airing on May 28, 1991. The title of the show was designed as thirtysomething by Kathie Broyles, who combined the words of the original title, Thirty Something. In 1997, "The Go Between" and "Samurai Ad Man" were ranked #22 on TV Guide′s 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time. In 2002, Thirtysomething was ranked #19 on TV Guide′s 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time, and in 2013 TV Guide ranked it #10 in its list of The 60 Greatest Dramas of All Time.
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The Garbage Pail Kids Movie
Title: The Garbage Pail Kids Movie
Character: Greaser Greg - Suit
Released: August 22, 1987
Type: Movie
Seven disgusting kids but nevertheless of interesting personality are being made of the green mud coming out of garbage can. Once alive their master gives them rules to obey although they think that life is funnier without following stupid regulations like no television or no candy. Naturally this will cause some conflicts.
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Ghoulies II
Title: Ghoulies II
Character: Sir Nigel Pennyweight
Released: July 31, 1987
Type: Movie
Ghoulies II picks up a short time after the first movie, a few of the little nasties stow away on an amusement park ride and bring big bucks to a dying fair. The creatures are mad after an attempt to kill them, so the creatures go on a rampage through the fairgrounds, ultimately leading to an explosive conclusion!
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Steele Justice
Title: Steele Justice
Character: Bartender Dan
Released: May 8, 1987
Type: Movie
Steele is ex-cop and Vietnam vet who is determined to bring down Kwan, former South Vietnamese general and now rich and powerful drug lord.
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Title: Married... with Children
Character: Alien
Released: April 5, 1987
Type: TV
Al Bundy is an unsuccessful middle aged shoe salesman with a miserable life and an equally dysfunctional family. He hates his job, his wife is lazy, his son is dysfunctional (especially with women), and his daughter is dim-witted and promiscuous.
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Fuzzbucket
Title: Fuzzbucket
Character: Fuzzbucket
Released: May 18, 1986
Type: Movie
In the vein of "Harvey", an invisible creature befriends a 12 year old boy. Of course, no one else can see him nor believes in him.
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Troll
Title: Troll
Character: Malcolm Mallory / Torok the Troll
Released: January 17, 1986
Type: Movie
When a family moves into a San Francisco apartment, an opportunistic troll decides to make his move and take possession of little Wendy (Jenny Beck), thereby paving the way for new troll recruits, the first in his army that will take eventual control of the planet. We soon discover Torok is the ex-husband of Eunice St. Clair, a resident in the building who was married to Torok.
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American Drive-In
Title: American Drive-In
Character: Rocky Magellan (as H.G. Golas)
Released: September 19, 1985
Type: Movie
The goings-on at a typical drive-in on a summer night.
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Hard Rock Zombies
Title: Hard Rock Zombies
Character: Mickey (as H.G. Golas)
Released: August 28, 1985
Type: Movie
A hard rock band travels to the tiny and remote town of Grand Guignol to perform. Peopled by hicks, rubes, werewolves, murderous dwarves, sex perverts, and Hitler, the town is a strange place but that doesn't stop the band's lead singer from falling in love with a local girl named Cassie. After Nazi sex perverts kill the band to satisfy their lusts, Cassie calls the rockers back from the grave to save her, the town, and maybe the world.
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The Black Cauldron
Title: The Black Cauldron
Character: Creeper / Henchman (voice)
Released: July 24, 1985
Type: Movie
Taran is an assistant pigkeeper with boyish dreams of becoming a great warrior. However, he has to put the daydreaming aside when his charge, an oracular pig named Hen Wen, is kidnapped by an evil lord known as the Horned King. The villain hopes Hen will show him the way to The Black Cauldron, which has the power to create a giant army of unstoppable soldiers.
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Title: Tales from the Darkside
Character: The Yattering
Released: September 30, 1984
Type: TV
Tales from the Darkside is an anthology horror TV series created by George A. Romero, each episode was an individual short story that ended with a plot twist. The series' episodes spanned the genres of horror, science fiction, and fantasy, and some episodes featured elements of black comedy or more lighthearted themes.
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The Dungeonmaster
Title: The Dungeonmaster
Character: Stone Canyon People (segment "Stone Canyon Giant")
Released: August 24, 1984
Type: Movie
Paul, a computer whiz who spends more time with his machine than with his girlfriend, finds that he has been chosen as a worthy opponent for Mestema, an evil wizard who has spent centuries searching for a challenging foe. After having his computer changed into a wristband weapon, Paul does battle with a variety of monsters before finally coming face to face with the ultimate adversary.
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Title: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Character: Bernard
Released: July 16, 1984
Type: Movie
Snow White must flee from her evil stepmother. She's taken in by the lovable seven dwarves. Will the wicked queen be able to get rid of her rival?
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Return of the Jedi
Title: Return of the Jedi
Character: Ewok
Released: May 25, 1983
Type: Movie
Luke Skywalker leads a mission to rescue his friend Han Solo from the clutches of Jabba the Hutt, while the Emperor seeks to destroy the Rebellion once and for all with a second dreaded Death Star.
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Something Wicked This Way Comes
Title: Something Wicked This Way Comes
Character: Demon Clown (uncredited)
Released: April 29, 1983
Type: Movie
In a small American town, a diabolical circus arrives, granting wishes for the townsfolk, but twisted as only the esteemed Mr. Dark can make them. Can two young boys overcome the worst the devil himself can deal out?
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Rapunzel
Title: Rapunzel
Character: Munchkin
Released: February 5, 1983
Type: Movie
A sinister witch steals the baby of a simple candlemaker and his wife and names her Rapunzel. Determined to keep Rapunzel for herself, the witch locks her up in a tall tower all alone, with no way in or out except by climbing her long, braided hair. Wonders and dangers occur when the girl meets a handsome prince.
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Title: Faerie Tale Theatre
Character: Munchkin
Released: September 11, 1982
Type: TV
A live-action children's television anthology series retelling popular fairy tales.
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Title: Faerie Tale Theatre
Character: Bernard
Released: September 11, 1982
Type: TV
A live-action children's television anthology series retelling popular fairy tales.
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Under the Rainbow
Title: Under the Rainbow
Character: Hotel Rainbow Guest
Released: July 31, 1981
Type: Movie
In World War II era Los Angeles, the manager of the Culver Hotel leaves his nephew in charge for a weekend. The nephew changes the name to the Hotel Rainbow and overbooks with royalty, assassins, secret agents, Japanese tourists, and munchkins. Secret Service agent Bruce Thorpe and casting director Annie Clark find romance amidst the intrigue and confusion.